PSB '96

The first Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing (PSB), will be held January 3-6,
1996 at the Ritz Carlton hotel on the Big Island of Hawaii. PSB will bring together
top researchers
from the North America, the Asian Pacific nations, Europe
and around the world to exchange research results and address open issues in
all aspects of computational biology. Replacing and extending the last
three years of Biotechnology Computing Tracks at the Hawaiian International
Conference on System Sciences, PSB will provide a forum for the presentation
of work in databases, algorithms, interfaces, visualization, modelling and
other computational methods, as applied to biological problems, with
emphasis on applications in data-rich areas of molecular biology.

Topics

To provide focus for the very broad area of biological
computing, PSB is organized into a series of tracks, minitracks and
workshops. The tracks identify the focus
research topics for the meeting; minitracks are opportunities for
presentation of work in emerging research areas; and workshops provide forums for
discussions of significant infrastructure and other issues. In addition,
PSB offers two invited keynote talks, a
general paper track, poster and demonstration sessions, and plenty of
opportunity for informal public discussion. Below is a brief list of
session titles; a more detailed description of the
sessions is available:

Submissions

Full papers, abstracts
and demostration proposals are welcome. The deadline
for receipt of submitted papers is July 27, 1995 . Submissions
should be directed to the appropriate session chair. Select the most
appropriate session from the list above for information about specific
submission requirements. If you wish to send a submission that does not fit
in any of the specific sessions, send it to the conference cochairs for
consideration under the general paper track.

PSB has arranged for discounts on air travel and rental cars. Attendess
should book through United Airlines
using the meeting code 560YD .
The discount of 5% to 10% off the best published fares is
good for travel between December 27, 1995 and January 12, 1996. United
flies directly to the Kailua-Kona airport on the Big Island. However, if
you desire
inter-island flights, we recommend trying the new discount
carrier Mahalo Airlines, at (808) 833-5555.

Avis and Alamo rental car companies will offer, to the
attendees of PSB-1, discounts of 10% off the applicable rental rates when
reservations are made in conjunction with United Airlines air reservations.
If flying other than United Airlines:
Alamo (1-800-328-8018) will offer a 10% discount on retail daily
and weekly rates. Please request Group I.D. number 372255 and Rate Code 9G.
Hertz (1-800-654-2240) will offer weekly rates of $149.99 for
a compact 2-door car and $159.99 weekly rate for a compact 4-door car.
Reference meeting #21094 when making your reservation.